Saw-set



No. 749,270. PATENTED JAN. 12, 1904. J. DIETRIGH.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAY 27. 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented January 12, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SAW-SET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 749,270, dated January12, 1904.

Application filed May 27, 1902. Serial No. 109,204. (No model.)

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH DIETRICH, a citizen of the United States,residing atSt. Cloud,

in the county of StearnaState of Minnesota, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Saw-Sets; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same. i

This invention relates to saw-sets; and it has for its object to providea cheap and simple tool of this nature which may be employed for settingthe teeth of all classes of saws and in the operation of which the tooththat is being set will bevisible, so that proper engagement of thesetting-jaw with the tooth will be insured.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood fromthe following description and include a provision ofmeans fordetermining the angle at which the saws. will be set.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a top plan view of thesawset engaged with the saw. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the saw-set engaged with a-saw. Fig. 3 is a bottomplan view of the upper mem- Referring now to the drawings, the presentsaw-set comprises a member including ahead 5, from which extendsrearwardly a handle 6,

the opposite end of the head being bifurcated to form upper and lowerportions 7 and 8, of

l which the latter is the anvil of the tool and terminates short of theouter end of the upper portion, the portions 7 and 8 being spaced apartsufiiciently far to receive the blade of the saw to be set and to permitof holding the blade atdiflerent angles between said portions,

the free end of the anvil 8 being beveled atits upper edge, as shown at9, to form a rest for the saw-blade.

Through the head is formed a slot 10, which is continued forwardlythrough both the upper and lower members or portions 7 and 8, and in therear portion of the slot 10 is dis posed the setting-jaw 11, having ashaft 12 journaled in bearings 13 on the under side of the head, saidjaw having a handle 14: and forming, with its handle, the second mainmember of the tool.

The portion of the slot 10 which extends into the portions 7 and 8 ofthe handle is broadened, as shown.

In the use of the tool the blade of a saw is passed between the portions7 and 8 and rests against or upon the anvil, the tool being positionedwith the tip of the jaw 11 against the tooth to be set, the properpositioning of the jaw'against the tooth being permitted by the sight ofthe jaw and the tooth, which is gained through the opening in theportion 7. When the saw has been properly positioned or the tool hasbeen adjusted with respect to the saw, the handles are brought togetherand the jaw is moved against the tooth and the latter is bent, theextent of movement of the handles toward each other being 7 determinedby the set-screw 15, which is engaged with the handle 6 in position toengage the handle 14.

At the outer end of the portion 7 of the head is engaged a secondset-screw 16,and by screwing the set-screw 16 inwardly against the sawprevious to the setting operation the saw is moved on the bevel 9 as apivot to increase the angle of the teeth to the anvil. Thus thepositions of the twoset-screws determine the angle at which the teethare bent or, in other words, the degree of set of the teeth.

With this construction it will be seen that there is provided a toolwhich is light and simple, which may be easily and quickly adjust ed tothe teeth of the saw, and in the use of which the proper set of theteeth can be obtained.

What is claimed is A saw-set comprising a member including a head and ahandle the head being transversely slotted to form an anvil and an upperportion lying thereabove, the anvil terminating short of upper portion,said head having a slot therein extending through the anvil and theupper portion, a jaw pivoted on the lower In testimony whereof I aifixmy signature 1n presence of two W1tnesses.

JOSEPH DIETRICH.

WVitnesses:

JOSEPH DIETRICH, J. J KRONENBERY.

